Lectures:  Monday 8:30-10 PM @ D502

Lectures-labs-credits:  3-0-3

Instructor:  William J. Song (Office: Engineering Building #3, C410, Email: wjhsong {\at} yonsei {\dot} ac {\dot} kr, Phone: 02-2123-2864)
 

Prerequisites:

• Introduction to C/C++ Programming or equivalent
• EEE2020 Data Structures and Algorithms in C/C++

Class objectives:  This course covers the basic principles of computer operations and programming techniques that interact directly with system resources. Class objectives are as follows.

• Understanding the basic concepts of computer systems and operations
• Exploring system programming techniques, including memory management, process handling, system calls, etc.

Class rules:

• Honest and ethical behaviors are expected at all times. Any attempt at cheating will be severely penalized, and incidents will be reported to the university administration for further action – No excuses will be accepted. It will be a one-strike out.
• Asking partial credits for assignments will be considered a cheating attempt, and any student doing so will lose all scores.

Textbook:

• Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective, 3rd Edition, by Randal Bryant and David O’Hallaron (Link to Amazon)

Grading:

• Attendance:  15%
• Class participation:  5%
• Midterm:  40%
• Final:  40%

Course plans:  (subject to change)